diff --git a/pmd/xdocs/running.xml b/pmd/xdocs/running.xml
index 0285c13f7c..418e669699 100644
--- a/pmd/xdocs/running.xml
+++ b/pmd/xdocs/running.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    <ul>
     <li>Type run &lt;filename&gt; &lt;report format&gt;, &lt;rule set&gt;i.e.:</li>
     <pre>
-    C:\data\pmd\pmd\etc&gt;run c:\data\pmd\pmd\test-data\Unused1.java xml
+    C:\data\pmd\pmd\etc&gt;run c:\data\pmd\pmd\test-data\Unused1.java xml general
     &lt;pmd&gt;
     &lt;file&gt;
     &lt;name&gt;c:\data\pmd\pmd\test-data\Unused1.java&lt;/name&gt;&lt;ruleviolation&gt;&lt;line&gt;5&lt;/line&gt;